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you got john boehner here trying to corral the cass on the house floor, he seems to be the moderate, and if there's any take away from the election mitt thromney lost, it's because theh republicans are so far rightfar that they need to come more to the middle, but the republican party is dissing john boehnerhn who is kind of in the middle? >> he got in trouble because of that sandy relief, and chrischri christie called him out, andan boehner backed down on sandy,o but overall, the republican party is not unified, and we sa that with the fiscal cliff deall senate republicans struck a deal with joe biden, it passed the senate, and house republicans said no way.wa we're not going for that. they thought about amending it and spend yesterday graspingte with what rdthey should do.sh. they voted on the senate bill, which by the way was passed in the middle of the night. the text of the bill had not been released, and there was no score of this measure that cost $4 trillion.llio >> so is this sort of an indicatirton of where the republican party is at? after this election, and now with these
you got john boehner here trying to corral the cass on the house floor, he seems to be the moderate, and if there's any take away from the election mitt thromney lost, it's because theh republicans are so far rightfar that they need to come more to the middle, but the republican party is dissing john boehnerhn who is kind of in the middle? >> he got in trouble because of that sandy relief, and chrischri christie called him out, andan boehner backed down on sandy,o but overall, the...
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boehner didn't just hear it from the democrats. republicans also lashed out at the house leader, as you heard. >> it is the most disgraceful action i've seen in this house in the 20 years i've been here. >> this is a disaster on top of a disaster. >> reporter: house republicans who opposed quick passage of the sandy aid bill primarily house speaker john boehner are getting blasted from both sides of the aisle, but lawmakers like california's darrell issa say they were never going to vote for a bill they say is full of all kinds of pet projects that have nothing to do with those devastated by the superstorm. >> the fact is the senate didn't do their job. they sent us a bunch of pork and left town and that was wrong. >> reporter: critics of the $60 billion senate bill which was going to be broken into two separate house votes, a $27 billion primary bill and a $33 billion amendment say it was loaded with pork. they point to $600 million for the epa to support climate change issues, $348 million for the national park service and 188 mi
boehner didn't just hear it from the democrats. republicans also lashed out at the house leader, as you heard. >> it is the most disgraceful action i've seen in this house in the 20 years i've been here. >> this is a disaster on top of a disaster. >> reporter: house republicans who opposed quick passage of the sandy aid bill primarily house speaker john boehner are getting blasted from both sides of the aisle, but lawmakers like california's darrell issa say they were never...
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>> boehner, speaker usually doesn't vote.te he voted yes, but surely didn't say anything.yt cantor was the fly in the ointment said he was upset withp it and did vote no. and i thought it was intriguing that paul prime was one of the -- ryan was one of the 85 republicans that voted yes. mark rubio was one of the republicans who voted no. >> let's dig a little deeper before we get over to thet democratic side about what'se ab going on with boehner and canter, and there are rumors, one conservative action group went on a cable knelt network and said -- network and said he saheard boehner may resign. >> this is a weakened speaker. this is a speaker that can't deliver his own troops, and eric cantor can't conceal or hide his personal ambition, if boehner looks fragile or doesn't want to continue to be a weakenedwe speaker, cantor will be moree than glad to take up the reins. >> is the irony, about 20 seconds, that boehner appears to be the ehmoderate in all of thi? >> yeah, boehner is it the diplomate, let's put it thatth way, or is at least interested in greg things done, the -- getting t
>> boehner, speaker usually doesn't vote.te he voted yes, but surely didn't say anything.yt cantor was the fly in the ointment said he was upset withp it and did vote no. and i thought it was intriguing that paul prime was one of the -- ryan was one of the 85 republicans that voted yes. mark rubio was one of the republicans who voted no. >> let's dig a little deeper before we get over to thet democratic side about what'se ab going on with boehner and canter, and there are rumors,...
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congress. -- speaker john boehner agreed to make sandy aid one of the first orders of business for the new congress. >> the bottom line is between saturday morning and january 15th, there are two votes that will bring in the money absolutely necessary no new york, new jersey and connecticut. as far as i'm concerned, it was an extremely positive meeting. >> reporter: as we said, one vote on friday and then another vote coming up on january 15th. those should be relatively easy compared to what lies ahead. not only will these new members and the old members as well have to deal with the sequestration and also the debt limit that is also coming up as well, there will also be gun control measures after that horrible shooting in newtown, connecticut. those will be introduced in the senate today. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the local delegation to congress contains two new members, one a political newcomer, the other a familiar face. democrat john delaney is the new representative for maryland's sixth district. he beat roscoe bartlett in november. and former virginia governor tim kai
congress. -- speaker john boehner agreed to make sandy aid one of the first orders of business for the new congress. >> the bottom line is between saturday morning and january 15th, there are two votes that will bring in the money absolutely necessary no new york, new jersey and connecticut. as far as i'm concerned, it was an extremely positive meeting. >> reporter: as we said, one vote on friday and then another vote coming up on january 15th. those should be relatively easy...
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it is said that john boehner had harsh words for harry reid. >> there are thousands and thousands of people word homeless tonight, who are without jobs, who have lost their business. >> speaker boehner is a good man in general. he is under huge pressure. but he shouldn't have allowed owl that pressure to be taken out on new york home owners, new york small business owners, new york taxpayers. >> reporter: the fema money for sandy is down to $3.5 billion and loan money will run out next week before the january 15th vote. the block grant fund which gives home owners large loans to rebuild their homes must have money from the sandy relief bill n far rockaway, a construction worker has borrowed $30,000 from his credit card, gotten a $25,000 loan if his boss and a $15,000 federal loan to rebuild his home. the entire first floor was destroyed by sandy. he needs $100,000 more to rebuild his home. >> it is ridiculous what is going on up there. go on vacation like nothing happened. where is this money coming from? it is crazy. it's crazy. >> the newly sworp in house will take the first vote o
it is said that john boehner had harsh words for harry reid. >> there are thousands and thousands of people word homeless tonight, who are without jobs, who have lost their business. >> speaker boehner is a good man in general. he is under huge pressure. but he shouldn't have allowed owl that pressure to be taken out on new york home owners, new york small business owners, new york taxpayers. >> reporter: the fema money for sandy is down to $3.5 billion and loan money will run...
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this pales in comparison. >> john boehner, is he in a tough spot? because, you know, there was some movement, but his fellow republicans, many of them indicated, no, we're not going to go for any tax hikes, period. >> well, he's in a tough spot until january 3rd. because he'll be reelected as speaker. and there's nobody at this hour we've seen that will challenge him. not even someone who called sigh siphon off 20 votes. no indication that's coming. so he's in a tough spot. really, after january 3rd when he gets reelected, when the new congress begins, he's got a little breathing room. conceivably, he could cut a deal that requires virtually every democrat and a few republicans to vote for something, it would seriously upset conservative republicans, but since he's just got the speakership back, he might not have to worry about it. what's fascinating, though he is in this weird position, there's nobody else who wants the job. and there's nobody else really who is capable of doing the job at this point. because if speaker boehner can't bring them tog
this pales in comparison. >> john boehner, is he in a tough spot? because, you know, there was some movement, but his fellow republicans, many of them indicated, no, we're not going to go for any tax hikes, period. >> well, he's in a tough spot until january 3rd. because he'll be reelected as speaker. and there's nobody at this hour we've seen that will challenge him. not even someone who called sigh siphon off 20 votes. no indication that's coming. so he's in a tough spot. really,...
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what was john boehner thinking? chris christie said he refused to return his phone calls, four phone calls. >> i think it was a mistake on the speaker's part to not schedule that vote. if there's one thing i learned working over the past 20 years is never fight over disaster assistance. i think it was really high tension getting through the fiscal cliff negotiations and trying to get that legislation passed and i think that's what i will chalk it up to, but i think the speaker is trying to correct it and he will and i think he's going to be re-elected today. >> the other thing the speaker says is i'm not going to talk to the president. given the fact that he became marginalized in the talks over the fiscal cliff, how does he stay relevant? >> well, he is relevant because of the three things that are coming that you know very well, chris, the sequestration, the three-month day and the debt ceiling itself. we've got serious issues to take care of in the next two months. we haven't begun. what happened two days ago did
what was john boehner thinking? chris christie said he refused to return his phone calls, four phone calls. >> i think it was a mistake on the speaker's part to not schedule that vote. if there's one thing i learned working over the past 20 years is never fight over disaster assistance. i think it was really high tension getting through the fiscal cliff negotiations and trying to get that legislation passed and i think that's what i will chalk it up to, but i think the speaker is trying...
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house speaker john boehner. is he an effective leader? >> of course. he has been the leader for several years and very strong leader in opposition to president obama. and what we saw was it really set up what the next couple weeks are going to be. is it going to be more of the same from president obama with which speaker boehner helped identify. are we going to see more of the president kicking the can down the road on spending? i think on the campaign trail during the presidential election, americans heard a lot about from president obama we need to take care of our children's future and get spending under control. and then the first thing he does coming out of the gates is really continue to kick the can down the road. so i think this is really what we're going to see. we have the sequestration. more talks on the debt ceiling. that's really what the next several weeks is going to be. >> back to the fracturing within the party though we saw the house republicans and then the senate republicans working pretty much against each other in this fiscal clif
house speaker john boehner. is he an effective leader? >> of course. he has been the leader for several years and very strong leader in opposition to president obama. and what we saw was it really set up what the next couple weeks are going to be. is it going to be more of the same from president obama with which speaker boehner helped identify. are we going to see more of the president kicking the can down the road on spending? i think on the campaign trail during the presidential...
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house speaker john boehner promised a vote tomorrow a vote that will provide flood insurance. he is promising to hold another vote within two weeks to deal with the remaining $51 billion aid package. >>> and on the forecast, clear skies and a lot of sunshine out there today. another chilly night is on tap. let's go to gary mcgrady with a look at the current temperatures, gary? >> reporter: a chilly day is turning into a chilly overnight. >> yeah. >> and that will be the case overnight tonight and that is as temperatures might be colder than this morning. the clouds stayed in place for part of the area overnight tonight and that kept some of the temperatures right around freezing and below. we where we had clear skies north and west, that is very cold. and this is a temperature now. we have dropped off a high a bit and we have been up around 40 degrees in the city. 37 now in monasses; 36, dulles and 34. as can you imagine, once the sun sets, the temperatures are going to start dropping and there is a bit of a breeze and can you see that clouds are finally, it's hard to push the
house speaker john boehner promised a vote tomorrow a vote that will provide flood insurance. he is promising to hold another vote within two weeks to deal with the remaining $51 billion aid package. >>> and on the forecast, clear skies and a lot of sunshine out there today. another chilly night is on tap. let's go to gary mcgrady with a look at the current temperatures, gary? >> reporter: a chilly day is turning into a chilly overnight. >> yeah. >> and that will be...
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house majority and their speaker, john boehner. i called the speaker four times last night after 11:20 and he did not take my calls. >> the dismissive attitude that was shown last night toward new york, new jersey and connecticut typifies, i believe, a strain in the republican party. this should not be the republican party, this should not be the republican leadership. >> under pressure the speaker issued a joint statement with eric cantor, saying getting critical aid to victims of hurricane sandy should be the first priority in the enough congress. and he scheduled two votes on sandy relief bills, the first set for tomorrow, the second for january 15th. >>in i wa ii iin i want to go b word. how can you vote for a speak who are has a dismissive and cavalier attitude toward your people? >> john boehner made the right decision and he agreed to put it on the calendar. if we're going to carry grudges the rest of our lives, we'll never get anything done. >> jerry nadler took to the floor yesterday to blast the speaker on sandy relief. a
house majority and their speaker, john boehner. i called the speaker four times last night after 11:20 and he did not take my calls. >> the dismissive attitude that was shown last night toward new york, new jersey and connecticut typifies, i believe, a strain in the republican party. this should not be the republican party, this should not be the republican leadership. >> under pressure the speaker issued a joint statement with eric cantor, saying getting critical aid to victims of...
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he said after the meeting he had with the speaker, john boehner, boehner promised this vote beginning on friday, then in the middle of the month gave him an olive branch. peter king, who had been very critical earlier in the day, all of a sudden he seemed to be reassured. do you think that reassurance is justified? >> i'm not entirely sure. i do think -- look, i know john boehner has been preoccupied. we all know that. but it seems to me there's a great -- miss of if nothing else a real moment to come out a little bit like a hero. it's just tone deaf. whatever the practicalities are, that this involving hurricane sandy would get pushed aside. i mean, you know, look at the martens. i mean, the family you just had on. they lost their house. there are so many people here in new york still without power. you know, it's still an ongoing problem, and it's been maybe it's not at the forefront anymore, but it seems to me that there are just -- even the optics of it would be perceived by most people. so that's what to me seems most surprising here. >> all right. everybody stay put. don't go an
he said after the meeting he had with the speaker, john boehner, boehner promised this vote beginning on friday, then in the middle of the month gave him an olive branch. peter king, who had been very critical earlier in the day, all of a sudden he seemed to be reassured. do you think that reassurance is justified? >> i'm not entirely sure. i do think -- look, i know john boehner has been preoccupied. we all know that. but it seems to me there's a great -- miss of if nothing else a real...
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republican congressman peter king says it is all speaker boehner's fault. >> speaker boehner is the one. he walked off the floor. he refused to toll us why. refused to give us any indication or warning whatsoever. i'm saying anyone from new york and new jersey who contributes one penny to the republican congressional campaign committee should have their head examined. i would not give one penny to these people based on what they did to us last night. i would say -- i'm talking about the people in my neighborhood that i see, people are out of homes, people are living in devastated homes, people without jobs, people lost their businesses, their clothing, their life-long possessions. absolutely disgraceful. people in my party, they wonder why they're becoming a minority people. they're writing off new york. their writing off new jersey. they have written me off and they'll have a hard time getting my vote. i can tell you that. >> let's go to governor christie speaking right now. >> -- were damaged or destroyed. nearly 7 million new jerseyians were without power, some for up to 14 days. nea
republican congressman peter king says it is all speaker boehner's fault. >> speaker boehner is the one. he walked off the floor. he refused to toll us why. refused to give us any indication or warning whatsoever. i'm saying anyone from new york and new jersey who contributes one penny to the republican congressional campaign committee should have their head examined. i would not give one penny to these people based on what they did to us last night. i would say -- i'm talking about the...
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it was literally the 11th hour, after 11:00 at night when house speaker john boehner finally put the senate plan up for a vote. as i said 267-157 with mostly democratic support. republicans voted against it almost 2-1. for pompano beach of the day house republicans -- for most of the day the house republicans debated on spending cuts. senate leaders warned that would blow apart the entire deal. the deal does mean taxes will only go up on americans making $400,000 or couples making $450s. these fewer people than president obama initially wanted. it also extends long-term unemployment benefits, fixes the alternative minimum tax and prevents a spike in dairy prices. it delays the $109 billion in automatic spending cuts for just two months. now, those cuts are the result of congress' naibility to agree on -- inability to agree on deficit reduction measures the last time the debt ceiling had to be increased, that was just five months ago. president obama last night warned republicans not to hold the government hostage over the debt ceiling again. >> we can't not pay bills that we've alrea
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. >>> tonight house speaker john boehner is the focus of some bipartisan fury after he refused to act on hurricane sandy aid legislation. in october hurricane sandy devastated new york and new jersey. now the fight over recovery funding has erupted into anger on capitol hill. new jersey governor chris christie said house speaker john boehner is not returning his phone calls. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> lawmakers expected a vote on the sandy aid bill late last night after the fiscal cliff deal passed but in a surprise move, boehner pulled the bill. boehner assures lawmakers a vote on sandy aid will happen by january 15th. >>> stress, you know, it's a normal part of our lives but how you hand tell can have a real impact on your health. being constantly stressed out can aid you. in fact, it's the greatest ager of all. chronic stress can do serious damage to you. >> in the short term it increases cortisol and other hormone levels. in other cases it depletes them. it's the delesion, having the chronic stress is aging. it increases our risk for cancers. it i
. >>> tonight house speaker john boehner is the focus of some bipartisan fury after he refused to act on hurricane sandy aid legislation. in october hurricane sandy devastated new york and new jersey. now the fight over recovery funding has erupted into anger on capitol hill. new jersey governor chris christie said house speaker john boehner is not returning his phone calls. >> 66 days and counting. shame on you. shame on congress. >> lawmakers expected a vote on the sandy...
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we have speaker boehner and he said now the focus turns to spending. the american people reelected a republican majority in the house and we will use it to hold the president accountable for the balanced approach he promised. there at least two big fights ahead. the debt ceiling and the two-month delay. you heard senator lindsay graham saying they saved their powder. are they expecting a tough fight ahead? >> the fight cannot be over the debt limit. it can be over the resolution to effectively shut down the government. it can be over the sequester. those are powerful incentives to work together, but we can't continue to hold the country's economy and full faith in credit costage in russian roulette. the president really has to stand his ground on this. let's fight over the other things, but not put the economy at risk by threatening the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. that's irresponsible. >> the senator was on "morning joe" and said republicans have to be willing to do whatever it takes in the deficit fight. let's take a look at that. >>
we have speaker boehner and he said now the focus turns to spending. the american people reelected a republican majority in the house and we will use it to hold the president accountable for the balanced approach he promised. there at least two big fights ahead. the debt ceiling and the two-month delay. you heard senator lindsay graham saying they saved their powder. are they expecting a tough fight ahead? >> the fight cannot be over the debt limit. it can be over the resolution to...
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they forgot who to serve and why. >> reporter: boehner scrambled to repair the damage. he promised a house vote on a $9 billion package on friday and the remaining $51 billion on january 15th. that was enough for some. >> this procedure that's laid out is fully acceptable and fully satisfactory. this will give us the full $60 billion. >> reporter: superstorm sandy nearly knocked this house in breezy point, new york, off its foundation and most who live here are still not back in their homes. >> this is people's lives. this is not a political football. >> reporter: joseph izzo's home was damaged by the storm. he call's congress's inaction disgraceful given other hurricanes' response. >> how can you not act on this when you think about irene and how quickly they reacted. why now this political turmoil? >> reporter: izzo says he hopes congress will do the right thing on friday and approve the money. marlie hall, cbs news, breezy point, new york. >>> under some very tight security, the children of sandy hooks elementary school returned to sclas today for the first time sinc
they forgot who to serve and why. >> reporter: boehner scrambled to repair the damage. he promised a house vote on a $9 billion package on friday and the remaining $51 billion on january 15th. that was enough for some. >> this procedure that's laid out is fully acceptable and fully satisfactory. this will give us the full $60 billion. >> reporter: superstorm sandy nearly knocked this house in breezy point, new york, off its foundation and most who live here are still not back...
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would be minority leader boehner. these guys came and not beholden by any means to leadership and made it clear from the outset that they were not just going to be told to fall into line. the real problem for modeled this republican leadership, but to prove to be the case if the democrats regain power is that the enforcement tools of yesteryear are indeed of yesteryear, since it earmarks have now been banned, since the blogosphere you can turn somebody into an instant martyr by stripping them of their committee assignments. it's very, very hard to use a stake in addition to a kerry. there's a .. of my book i referred to after the debt ceiling fiasco of the summer of 2011 when they came back in yet another conjuring resolution used to fund the government and the obama administration had passed a budget was coming up. the republican leadership believed they couldn't use the vote in fact there are members voted against it. the appropriations committee, which designed these continuous solutions and all other spending bill
would be minority leader boehner. these guys came and not beholden by any means to leadership and made it clear from the outset that they were not just going to be told to fall into line. the real problem for modeled this republican leadership, but to prove to be the case if the democrats regain power is that the enforcement tools of yesteryear are indeed of yesteryear, since it earmarks have now been banned, since the blogosphere you can turn somebody into an instant martyr by stripping them...
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it's a wonder that boehner didn't drop the "f" bomb more. the irony here is boehner could lose the job trying to make a deal. harry reid will likely keep his job. boehner is a bore for being blunt and telling the other guy to his face, but reid is an angel for being phony. and referring to rip the other guy only behind his back. this isn't about a speaker losing it. this little exchange is more about a phony decorum that tries to hide it. what is weird is both like boehner an cantor are called fiscal stiffs on the cover of the "new york daily news" for having serious issues with a rescue bill for sandy victims because it wasn't going to just sandy victims. but democrats happy to sign a $60 billion blank check are saints, saying they are happy to tap it to repair smithsonian museum roof and plant trees in ohio. untold millions for items with nothing to do with sandy. not exactly dancing. it's a wonder boehner didn't curse more. more of a wonder why the media didn't wish he did. that is not fair and not right. it's wrong. would it kill us to g
it's a wonder that boehner didn't drop the "f" bomb more. the irony here is boehner could lose the job trying to make a deal. harry reid will likely keep his job. boehner is a bore for being blunt and telling the other guy to his face, but reid is an angel for being phony. and referring to rip the other guy only behind his back. this isn't about a speaker losing it. this little exchange is more about a phony decorum that tries to hide it. what is weird is both like boehner an cantor...
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. >> mason: northeast republicans blast their own party from speaker boehner on down for failing to pass a sandy relief package. elaine quijano is covering. over the cliff and back. nancy cordes and wyatt andrews on the new year's night budget deal and how a tax break for racetracks got in it. obesity is a health risk. but researchers now say being a little overweight could reduce your risk of dying. dr. jon lapook with a surprising new report. and she was one of the most popular sickers ever. remembering patti page. ♪ i was dancing with my darling to the tennessee waltz ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley>> mason: good evening, scott's off tonight. the sigh of relief that came when the house passed the fiscal cliff deal was soon drowned out by a roar of anger. governors chris christie of new jersey and andrew cuomo of new york along with senators and house members from those states blasted house speaker john boehner today for putting off a vote on aid for victims of superstorm sandy. we have three reports on all this tonight. fir
. >> mason: northeast republicans blast their own party from speaker boehner on down for failing to pass a sandy relief package. elaine quijano is covering. over the cliff and back. nancy cordes and wyatt andrews on the new year's night budget deal and how a tax break for racetracks got in it. obesity is a health risk. but researchers now say being a little overweight could reduce your risk of dying. dr. jon lapook with a surprising new report. and she was one of the most popular sickers...
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david: one thing that was just leaked to us, house speaker boehner is not going to the capitol. again they will have, they will meeting tomorrow. they may even meet sunday or even on new's year day, seems like things are wrapped up as far as john boehner is concernee. rich edson, thanks very much. shibani? shibani: goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein one of the ceo's set to speak with the president in an hour's time on latest details on the fiscal cliff talks. the financial sector on track for its biggest gain in nine years. what remains ahead for financials and what is at stake stake for the industry with the fiscal cliff looming? let's ask marty mosby, guggenheim bank analyst. let's talk about first, marty, we hear lloyd blankfein will be on phone to talk to president obama trying to garner his support, the president out of these ceos, but give us a sense what the banks are looking for out of any sort of negotiation on capitol hill as we proceed towards the cliff? >> well, the first thing that the banks would like to see is some, you know, at least some certainty and stability a
david: one thing that was just leaked to us, house speaker boehner is not going to the capitol. again they will have, they will meeting tomorrow. they may even meet sunday or even on new's year day, seems like things are wrapped up as far as john boehner is concernee. rich edson, thanks very much. shibani? shibani: goldman sachs ceo lloyd blankfein one of the ceo's set to speak with the president in an hour's time on latest details on the fiscal cliff talks. the financial sector on track for...
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we can't wait for the next congress. >> reporter: speaker boehner told republicans there will ab vote friday and the rest by january 15th. >> congressman peter king said the speaker of the house john boehner promised aid to victims will be coming up january 15 and there's a scheduled vote for friday and another one on the 15th for the remaining i'd. >>> if you want maryland's most accurate forecast right there in the palm of your hand any time day or night, just search abc2 in the apple apps store. >>> the health of our bay improved slightly last year. a report found underwarted grasses were the only bay health indicators that worsened. grab and oxygen levels got bet better. the the bay is still dangerously out of balance. strategies are starting to work. >>> an oil drilling rig is threatening the environment in alaska. it is new grounded on an island, killing more than 150,000 gallons of fuel and other petroleum products. it's not clear how much was spilled. teams are working to contain any environmental damage. >>> pennsylvania's governor is taking issue with ncaa sanctions against
we can't wait for the next congress. >> reporter: speaker boehner told republicans there will ab vote friday and the rest by january 15th. >> congressman peter king said the speaker of the house john boehner promised aid to victims will be coming up january 15 and there's a scheduled vote for friday and another one on the 15th for the remaining i'd. >>> if you want maryland's most accurate forecast right there in the palm of your hand any time day or night, just search abc2...
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i consider myself a personal friend of john boehner and john boehner personally has been very helpful to me over the years. it pains me to say the fact is the dismissive attitude that was shown last night toward new york, new jersey and connecticut typifies i believe a strain in the republican party pip kn. i know this is not the place to discuss politics but that politics seeps over to a governmental decision that was made. >> peter king is angry at his own party over their lack of funding of sandy relief. and congressman barney frank joins me live on his last day on the job. what does he think about leaving behind perhaps the least productive congress ever? you don't want to miss all of that. for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice a
i consider myself a personal friend of john boehner and john boehner personally has been very helpful to me over the years. it pains me to say the fact is the dismissive attitude that was shown last night toward new york, new jersey and connecticut typifies i believe a strain in the republican party pip kn. i know this is not the place to discuss politics but that politics seeps over to a governmental decision that was made. >> peter king is angry at his own party over their lack of...
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. >> house speaker john boehner laurence state tirade of expletives that harry reid right outside the house speaker a dictator on the senate floor. you can expect more of that tension in the weeks to come. >> stay with us for complete coverage of the fiscal cliff deal and what could happen in the next few months. for more on the impact on you and your family, the 02 -- go to wjla.com and our social media websites. >> the other story is the failure of congress to come up with a comprehensive relief package for the victims of hurricane sandy. the governor of new jersey is angry at the house speaker for pulling the eight, calling it a trail. it comes after the senate approved a package on friday. chris christie called the move in the house a slap in the face to the state. >> americans are tired of the palace intrigue and political partnership -- partisanship of this congress that pleases one upmanship head of the lives of the citizens who sends these people to washington d.c. in the first place. >> a vote to sandy relief will happen in house by january 15. >> the latest in a development
. >> house speaker john boehner laurence state tirade of expletives that harry reid right outside the house speaker a dictator on the senate floor. you can expect more of that tension in the weeks to come. >> stay with us for complete coverage of the fiscal cliff deal and what could happen in the next few months. for more on the impact on you and your family, the 02 -- go to wjla.com and our social media websites. >> the other story is the failure of congress to come up with a...
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. >> has boehner released a statement? we know he's meeting with fellow republicans. has he said anything publicly about it? is he surprised this is coming about today? >> we haven't gotten anything like that, but we have heard from one of his aids that they intend it to make this the first priority. that's the message they put out right now. i would expect that we're going to get more material from them as the day wears on. i have a feeling they want to meet with members outraged over this, talk to them, and then see if they have a statement after that. that's just my guess. i think that we will learn a lot more about what happened and hopefully why they didn't take the vote last night. >> thank you so much. the president is weighing in on this. the superstorm sandy relief bill controversy. he said when tragedy strikes, americans come together it to sppt those in need. i urge republicans in the house of representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today and pass it without delay for our fellow am
. >> has boehner released a statement? we know he's meeting with fellow republicans. has he said anything publicly about it? is he surprised this is coming about today? >> we haven't gotten anything like that, but we have heard from one of his aids that they intend it to make this the first priority. that's the message they put out right now. i would expect that we're going to get more material from them as the day wears on. i have a feeling they want to meet with members outraged...
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>> well, look, boehner is a chief of no indians. we saw it again today when he reached the end of the roll call. he didn't have enough votes to be speaker. he needed 218 votes to be speaker. when everybody had already voted. he was at 216. and then they had to drag in bachmann and get her vote and then he managed to eke out a two-vote viblctory in a house where he had 18 extra votes. that's how he is. he's a weak, weak man. a weak speaker. therefore, he can't negotiate with the president because the president can actually make commitments, make decisions. he can say when you send me a bill, i'll sign it. what can boehner say? nothing. >> so you led the charge against the gop tax cuts in 2010. let me play for people what you did. >> every single year for the next ten years, the republican tax plan is to give millionaires enough money for a mercedes-benz. they can buy a bottle of wine from 1787 every year for the next decade. thank you, republican party. here's something else they can do. they can buy 20,000 jars of their favorite mus
>> well, look, boehner is a chief of no indians. we saw it again today when he reached the end of the roll call. he didn't have enough votes to be speaker. he needed 218 votes to be speaker. when everybody had already voted. he was at 216. and then they had to drag in bachmann and get her vote and then he managed to eke out a two-vote viblctory in a house where he had 18 extra votes. that's how he is. he's a weak, weak man. a weak speaker. therefore, he can't negotiate with the president...
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i'm with them. >> reporter: boehner says he pulled the bill because of scheduling problems, but some members of congress questioned how the $60 billion aid package would be spent. new york congressman peter king, a republican, would have none of it. >> congressional republicans never have any trouble finding new york city or new york when it comes to raising money. well, you know, this is a two- way street, and if they're not going to help us, why should we even think of helping them? >> reporter: this afternoon, congressional leaders announced they would vote friday on funding for flood insurance, but a vote on the bulk of the aid has been pushed to january 15. new york governor andrew cuomo: >> well, go ask any family if the delay bothers them. yes. the length of time is already too long, and the federal assistance can make a major difference. >> reporter: speaker boehner met with g.o.p. lawmakers from new york and new jersey late this afternoon. afterwards, congressman peter king called it a "positive meeting," and, anthony, he said he now believes that the region's storm victims
i'm with them. >> reporter: boehner says he pulled the bill because of scheduling problems, but some members of congress questioned how the $60 billion aid package would be spent. new york congressman peter king, a republican, would have none of it. >> congressional republicans never have any trouble finding new york city or new york when it comes to raising money. well, you know, this is a two- way street, and if they're not going to help us, why should we even think of helping...
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. >> reporter: john boehner back in washington immediately heading to the white house, which brought the president and congressional leaders together the first time since november, but it's unclear if it brought the country closer to avoiding the fiscal cliff. >> when the president calls congressional leaders to the white house, it's all political theatre or they have a deal. not that it's all political theatre. >> this is not for show but a last-ditch effort by the president to bring congressional leader together to try to get a small package at least, a small deal together before the new year. >> reporter: the president called the meeting as lawmakers pointed fingers in this high- stakes game of chicken. >> the republicans who are holding hostage the middle class in america society wealthy don't have to pay their fair share. >> we need two words: presidential leadership on not just taxing rich people. we could do that and it would not help the medicare fiscal cliff. >> reporter: with time running out, hopes have diminished with talk of a smaller deal extending bush tax rates for th
. >> reporter: john boehner back in washington immediately heading to the white house, which brought the president and congressional leaders together the first time since november, but it's unclear if it brought the country closer to avoiding the fiscal cliff. >> when the president calls congressional leaders to the white house, it's all political theatre or they have a deal. not that it's all political theatre. >> this is not for show but a last-ditch effort by the president...
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but boehner was at a million. boehner went down 550,000. so it's according to whether you want to count from the top down or the bottom up. both sides gave and i think the other side gave a little more. but governor, when it comes down to the debt ceiling that the chairman just referred to, president gave a warning to republicans. watch this. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up through the laws that they passed. let me repeat. we can't not pay bills that we've already incured. >> sounds like he's pretty strong and stern on that. what dooungs, governor? >> he is and he ought to be. the last time, it was an international disgrace, not just a national disgrace, but an international disgrace. we shouldn't play politics with that. we owe this money. we've got to pay it. we've got o to have the funds to pay it. i think the sequester comes up in two months, probably a week or two before the debt ceiling. we're going to have to have some resolution of the broad
but boehner was at a million. boehner went down 550,000. so it's according to whether you want to count from the top down or the bottom up. both sides gave and i think the other side gave a little more. but governor, when it comes down to the debt ceiling that the chairman just referred to, president gave a warning to republicans. watch this. >> i will not have another debate with this congress over whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up through the laws that...
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the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. >> house speaker boehner later met with his colleagues and changed course and assured them that the house will vote on the aid package this friday and the rest of the aid package by january 15th. the bay area saw a round of chilly weather today, many of us woke up to below freezing temperatures, as you can see, meant frost on the windshield. we have a first look at the forecast. >> we did start off with plenty of the low to mid 20s across parts of the bay area, santa rosa was 24. and san jose had 35 degrees. we had light winds across the bay area, that will allow temperatures to plummet again tomorrow morning. however, it does not look as cold as we had this morning. here is the sneak peek, we will have widespread 30s in the ieft bay and as we go to tomorrow morning, we are not going to have widespread 20s like we did this morning for parts of north bay, we will go with a mid 30s situation, and looks like we may stay to the employee and mid 40s for parts of the south bay. more on the forecast coming up. how low each city will get and the
the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. >> house speaker boehner later met with his colleagues and changed course and assured them that the house will vote on the aid package this friday and the rest of the aid package by january 15th. the bay area saw a round of chilly weather today, many of us woke up to below freezing temperatures, as you can see, meant frost on the windshield. we have a first look at the forecast. >> we did start off with plenty of the low to mid 20s...
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i don't think he is going to vote for boehner. because the hurricane sandy money, big money new york and new jersey held up, here is king. go. >> these republicans have no problem finding new york when they are out raising millions of dollars. he they are in new york all the time filling their pockets with money from new yorkers. i'm saying right now anyone from new york and new jersey who contributes 1 penny to congressional republicans is out of their minds because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of new yorkers and new jerseyens absolute disgrace. >> bill: so king is not voting for boehner. he is cass straght his own party. >> well, i wouldn't say that. this was spoken in a heated moment; it was the same reheated moment. in essence, the same cast of characters from the new york, new jersey delegates met with speaker boehner a short while ago and it was all hashed out and the money for sandy victims for hurricane sandy relief is going to be voted out of the congress in two stages. the final vote on january 15
i don't think he is going to vote for boehner. because the hurricane sandy money, big money new york and new jersey held up, here is king. go. >> these republicans have no problem finding new york when they are out raising millions of dollars. he they are in new york all the time filling their pockets with money from new yorkers. i'm saying right now anyone from new york and new jersey who contributes 1 penny to congressional republicans is out of their minds because what they did last...
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house speaker john boehner agreed to hold a vote tomorrow after intense pressure from lawmakers including new jersey governor chris christie. >> when you sit around and delay and give assurances that things are going to done and they are anot. that is not doing your job. have some guts. put opportunity, vet yes or no and let's move on. >> friday's vote covers just $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. another vote in two weeks will cover the remaining $51 billion in the package. >>> here is more details about the new congress which will bring some historic changes to capitol hill. >> the senate will remain in democratic control but there will now be a record number of women, 20 including an all- female delegation from new hampshire. there will also be more racial diversity and the fewest number of veterans in congress since world war ii. >>> it will also be an emotional day on the hill nearly a year after a stroke left him barely to move the left side of his body, senator mark kirk is expected to client 4 -- climb the 45 steps to the senate floor. he says he is determined t
house speaker john boehner agreed to hold a vote tomorrow after intense pressure from lawmakers including new jersey governor chris christie. >> when you sit around and delay and give assurances that things are going to done and they are anot. that is not doing your job. have some guts. put opportunity, vet yes or no and let's move on. >> friday's vote covers just $9 billion for the national flood insurance program. another vote in two weeks will cover the remaining $51 billion in...
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i think that hurt them, boehner. i think that's why boehner is being controlled, unfortunately, by the right wing. i agree with bernie sanders. very sad. i believe that boehner's a good man and wants a deal done and impossible with these folks. >> the finger's not only pointed at the republicans and the tea party caucus but also to some democrats. here's one of your republican colleagues this morning. take a listen to what she said. >> sure. >> everything -- it's just about scoring political points and i know that the american people are tired of that. they're tired of all of us. i understand that. we just make -- used car sales men look good. that's the only group below us. we have to get our act together and prove to the american people that we can regain the trust that they once had in us and get the job done. >> yeah. the perception -- go ahead, please, congressman. looking at the can kicked down the road by both sides. >> let me be clear. she is a very good friend of mine and i understand her point of view. but
i think that hurt them, boehner. i think that's why boehner is being controlled, unfortunately, by the right wing. i agree with bernie sanders. very sad. i believe that boehner's a good man and wants a deal done and impossible with these folks. >> the finger's not only pointed at the republicans and the tea party caucus but also to some democrats. here's one of your republican colleagues this morning. take a listen to what she said. >> sure. >> everything -- it's just about...
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john boehner expected to be elected speaker but 17 conservatives could derail. that he announced the first order of business, a vote friday to provide billions to victims of superstorm sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th, two votes will bring in $60 billion is absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey, and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on the agenda, raising the debt ceiling. republicans will insist on cutting spending first. >> the president is addicted to spending. he wants to spend. he wants a new credit card after he's maxed out the last one. >> the president thinks he's not going to negotiate. he better think again. he's president of the united states. he's not emperor of the planet. >> reporter: the last time the congress fought over the debt ceiling, we saw the first credit downgrade. >> it may take another downgrade, a default, the serious economic consequences that flow from it to jolt us back to some kind of reality. >> reporter: a new congress with old issues still undecided. and on a short deadline, too
john boehner expected to be elected speaker but 17 conservatives could derail. that he announced the first order of business, a vote friday to provide billions to victims of superstorm sandy. >> the bottom line is that between friday morning and january 15th, two votes will bring in $60 billion is absolutely necessary for new york, new jersey, and connecticut. >> reporter: also tops on the agenda, raising the debt ceiling. republicans will insist on cutting spending first. >>...
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do you support john boehner? >> i do, actually. i just walked out of that meeting she just referenced that dana just mentioned saying it was internal procedure setting up the rules for the house. there was actually no conversation at all of any type about a lack of support for john boehner. >> let me just understand why that is though because in the recent key moments of leadership, john boehner has not been able to deliver, right? there was the plan b right before christmas. that he was going to put out and couldn't even get back to the floor for his own party and then in the fiscal cliff deal, he was the guy doing the negotiating and wasn't able to get it done. then senator mcconnell had to step in. if john boehner couldn't get that done, why is he going to be speaker? >> here's the challenge of it. the house passed sequestration documents in may. and we passed our tax documents in august and then we went through the process. the mistake that was made and we're waiting on the senate to respond. he shouldn't have done face to face
do you support john boehner? >> i do, actually. i just walked out of that meeting she just referenced that dana just mentioned saying it was internal procedure setting up the rules for the house. there was actually no conversation at all of any type about a lack of support for john boehner. >> let me just understand why that is though because in the recent key moments of leadership, john boehner has not been able to deliver, right? there was the plan b right before christmas. that...
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john boehner your cancelled action on the bill friday. -- boehner kindle action on the bill friday. -- cancelled action on the bill friday. >> colder temperatures. we can deal with it. >> we have been on a spoiled side coming off a record warm and 2012. 30 degrees is the temperature right now in washington, d.c. winds out of the north as 6 miles per hour. three degrees colder than what you see on the thermometer. 21 in frederick. 27 in manassas. temperature in frederick 34 degrees. cumberland at 19. petersburg at 23. temperatures are 5-10 degrees colder than they were at this time yesterday. you are definitely feeling the chill. if you're walking much further than the house to the car, you will want to wear some gloves and hat. taking a look at the average high, 43 degrees. average low 29. i do not think we will get there with the average height. we will only get to the upper 30's today. much colder air being kept at bay. high pressure dominating us. we of the cloudiness this morning but will pull out for this afternoon. the will be a lot like yesterday. the cold front will approach t
john boehner your cancelled action on the bill friday. -- boehner kindle action on the bill friday. -- cancelled action on the bill friday. >> colder temperatures. we can deal with it. >> we have been on a spoiled side coming off a record warm and 2012. 30 degrees is the temperature right now in washington, d.c. winds out of the north as 6 miles per hour. three degrees colder than what you see on the thermometer. 21 in frederick. 27 in manassas. temperature in frederick 34 degrees....
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i've always considered john boehner a friend. i said that on the house floor today, which made it all the more painful for me to say what i felt i had to say. i owed it to my constituents and i did feel that new york in a number of cases was being taken advantage of. >> you know, he says they have always been friends but they didn't sound too friend low yesterday morning. peter king has had a lot of emotion over this and we'll talk to the chairman later this morning in the 8:00 hour. >>> also new york congressman michael grimm whose district was devastated by sandy will join us. >>> new jersey governor chris christie may not be so quick to forgive speaker of the house john boehner at least when it comes to that sandy vote. christie gave boehner and the entire republican leadership an earful, vintage chris christie, for delaying that vote. >> there's only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims. the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. new york deserves better than the selfishness we saw
i've always considered john boehner a friend. i said that on the house floor today, which made it all the more painful for me to say what i felt i had to say. i owed it to my constituents and i did feel that new york in a number of cases was being taken advantage of. >> you know, he says they have always been friends but they didn't sound too friend low yesterday morning. peter king has had a lot of emotion over this and we'll talk to the chairman later this morning in the 8:00 hour....
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i think speaker boehner did well through this. i'm a fan of this and i think he will be re-elected as speak. they are taking out frustrations on him when he manages a difficult process. >> bret: kirsten? >> it's not pro or anti-boehner situation as much as why was it get to this point? why couldn't they have -- why so much pork in it. why so much spending that is meant to go and relieve the problem. >> who controls this -- >> it started in the senate. >> you be i'm saying this is the disflux of washington -- dysfunction of washington. they didn't know this was coming out of the senate? can people talk to each other? >> corruption of the word. idea of emergency. this will happen quickly and because earmarks are harder to get. no one knows that passes in midnight. they have done the right thing to hold it up. >> next up, fiscal cliff deal, bill, soon to be law. and the debt ceiling fight to come. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetab
i think speaker boehner did well through this. i'm a fan of this and i think he will be re-elected as speak. they are taking out frustrations on him when he manages a difficult process. >> bret: kirsten? >> it's not pro or anti-boehner situation as much as why was it get to this point? why couldn't they have -- why so much pork in it. why so much spending that is meant to go and relieve the problem. >> who controls this -- >> it started in the senate. >> you be i'm...
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peter king is one of the john boehner's biggest and strongest allies. you just don't treat your friends like that. i think he quickly realized it, he's tried to make amends. he's promised a vote as soon as friday, another vote on the 15th of january, buddy, you better live up to that promise. i tell you, these folks from new jersey and new york, they don't joke around. >> rhohand martin, ana, thank you both. >> thanks so much. >>> good morning. i'm in for carol costello. for the first time since the tragic shooting in connecticut, school is back in session for sandy hook elementary students. class are being held in monroe, connecticut. we have video of students heading to class. the students' desks have been moved to making the set scene as normal as possible. >>> it's the first day at the office for 90 new lawmakers on capitol hill. the 113th congress begins at noon eastern, and it sets records for the number of new democratic women, including senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. now that fiscal cliff debate is over, lawmakers will have to quickl
peter king is one of the john boehner's biggest and strongest allies. you just don't treat your friends like that. i think he quickly realized it, he's tried to make amends. he's promised a vote as soon as friday, another vote on the 15th of january, buddy, you better live up to that promise. i tell you, these folks from new jersey and new york, they don't joke around. >> rhohand martin, ana, thank you both. >> thanks so much. >>> good morning. i'm in for carol costello....
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will john boehner's path to the speakership be smooth? we'll discuss that everybody on the "morning joe" team when we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cool we are lewis. do you know lewis? >> oh, god. are you letting him do that? >> there is a parent who teaches a child a harsh lesson about ebay accounts and credit cards. i have no idea what that means. all right. when we come back, the transition very smooth as always between "way too early" and "morning joe" will commence and continue. l matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. or protect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. get started at legalzoom.com today. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get inform
will john boehner's path to the speakership be smooth? we'll discuss that everybody on the "morning joe" team when we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cool we are lewis. do you know lewis? >> oh, god. are you letting him do that? >> there is a parent who teaches a child a harsh lesson about ebay accounts and credit cards. i have no idea what that means. all right. when we come back, the transition very smooth as always between "way too...
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the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. we respond to innocent victims of natural disasters, not as republicans or democrats, but as americans, or at least we did until last night. >> jennifer: now criticism like that has prompted speaker boehner to change his tune. he now says that congress will take up that storm-relief package this week. coming us tonight from washington to talk about why congress did fail to act is andrew krol a reporter with "mother jones." andy welcome back. happy new year. >> happy new year to you too. >> jennifer: stenny holder says that eric cantor told him that he was 99.9% sure that a sandy package would in fact make it to the floor. and this was before last night. what happened? >> these -- this relief package for the victims of hurricane sandy, focusing on the damage in new york and new jersey was expected to be handled last night amidst all of the fiscal cliff drama, and about an hour before midnight as far as we know house speaker john boehner pulled the vote on this. he quietly said there wa
the house majority and their speaker, john boehner. we respond to innocent victims of natural disasters, not as republicans or democrats, but as americans, or at least we did until last night. >> jennifer: now criticism like that has prompted speaker boehner to change his tune. he now says that congress will take up that storm-relief package this week. coming us tonight from washington to talk about why congress did fail to act is andrew krol a reporter with "mother jones." andy...
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john boehner hadn't had such a good couple of weeks. will it be senator mcconnell again who managed to kind of deal with joe biden? don't forget senator connell is up for reelection and is afraid of republicans running to his right will it be eric kantor? we see the same leadership, but we are not actually sure who is going to be cutting these deals if deals are going to be cut. another name is paul ryan voted for the fiscal cliff deal to the disappointment of many conservatives. he now becomes somebody as chairman of the budget committee who can cut these. >> you have to give mitch connell. he may be up for reelection and worried about a primary. he stood firm and worked out the deal with joe biden, the vice president of the united states and delivered an 89-8 lopsided majority. >> it took him less than a week. today he had an op ed he wrote talking about the spending cuts saying we are not going to give and didn't do that tax deal. he kind of comes to us. >> the tax increases we are talking about spending cuts. woo will have more late
john boehner hadn't had such a good couple of weeks. will it be senator mcconnell again who managed to kind of deal with joe biden? don't forget senator connell is up for reelection and is afraid of republicans running to his right will it be eric kantor? we see the same leadership, but we are not actually sure who is going to be cutting these deals if deals are going to be cut. another name is paul ryan voted for the fiscal cliff deal to the disappointment of many conservatives. he now becomes...
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>> boehner. >> boehner. black? >> john boehner. >> boehner. jon: as we understand it, they are going to be calling the names of perhaps 429 house members. that's the number that responded to the quorum call. there should be, at least by the counts of republicans and democrats in the room, there should be 433 present, but 40 -- what's the number? 419? is that what i said earlier? jenna: i believe that's what you said. i do listen. 429. [laughter] jon: 429. okay, so four of them, i don't know, for whatever reason they're just not present or at least not acknowledging -- jenna: it's a pretty interesting process. these are people you're going to work with for a couple of years, and you have to stand and be present and say who you're going to vote for or say you're not going to vote for. that could be someone tough to face in the hallway when you've got to meet them in the eye and say you didn't get my vote. jon: right. there was some talk among some republican members who were dissatisfied with the leadership of speaker boehner, they wanted to hav
>> boehner. >> boehner. black? >> john boehner. >> boehner. jon: as we understand it, they are going to be calling the names of perhaps 429 house members. that's the number that responded to the quorum call. there should be, at least by the counts of republicans and democrats in the room, there should be 433 present, but 40 -- what's the number? 419? is that what i said earlier? jenna: i believe that's what you said. i do listen. 429. [laughter] jon: 429. okay, so four...
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. >> is speaker boehner going to have problems becoming speaker boehner again? >> no. >> greta: none at all? has he done a good job? >> he's been speaker of the whole house-- >> has he done a good job? >> here is the answer, has he been the republican right wing strongman? no. has he been the speaker of the whole house? sometimes in fact, recognizing that the art of the possible is not in his party alone, yes. is there someone going to challenge him? no, i don't expect it. does he have a dilemma which is ultimately, it isn't working as well as we'd like to, we're not able to message and oh, by the way, we're not united in the most important things the republicans stand for, which is restraining the growth of government? yeah, that's a problem and now through his leadership, i hope with eric cantor and others week fix it. >> greta: a difficult job trying to corral all of those people. >> he's done one thing, we don't do ear marks in the house. you saw the other night and i know that susan is going to talk about it, you saw what was effectively was a ton of ear ma
. >> is speaker boehner going to have problems becoming speaker boehner again? >> no. >> greta: none at all? has he done a good job? >> he's been speaker of the whole house-- >> has he done a good job? >> here is the answer, has he been the republican right wing strongman? no. has he been the speaker of the whole house? sometimes in fact, recognizing that the art of the possible is not in his party alone, yes. is there someone going to challenge him? no, i...
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boehner's juice is gone. he didn't necessarily have the votes to get another spending bill through his own house. and so he basically ended up lying and deceiving house republicans that he would bring this to the floor. and then he didn't. which is why the outrage and why he's now been forced to put it into two parts, bring to it the floor on friday in part the flood insurance part and then the rest of it won't happen until the middle of the month. >> use the word lying that's a pretty serious word. let me bring kristen in. disaster relief new jersey, new york, connecticut is concerned. it's a hot political issue. why. >> because even for folks who believe that the government is doing too many things that ought to be left to individuals and the private-sector when it comes to things like taking care of people who have been hit by a disaster, taking care of people in emergency situations, that's something that i think everybody ought to be able to agree on. so that's really what's causing a lot of questions ab
boehner's juice is gone. he didn't necessarily have the votes to get another spending bill through his own house. and so he basically ended up lying and deceiving house republicans that he would bring this to the floor. and then he didn't. which is why the outrage and why he's now been forced to put it into two parts, bring to it the floor on friday in part the flood insurance part and then the rest of it won't happen until the middle of the month. >> use the word lying that's a pretty...
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. >> john boehner. >> boehner. >> burgess. >> john boehner. >> boehner. >> buscos. pelosi. butterfield. pelosi. calvert. >> dana, i don't know if you're able to answer this question or not, but we see that they're going through the formality of nominating pelosi, but we know because the democrats don't have the majority that she would not likely be speaker. do we know if there's ever been any occasion where you didn't have the majority and they nominated a speaker that wasn't in the majority? this seems like a formality here. >> reporter: it is a formality. because there were questions how the process works and whether or not he gets a real challenge, we looked it up. in the past 100 years, so not since 1913, only once has there been a real challenge that has forced a recurring vote. i think it was nine times in 1923 that they had to vote over and over again until they finally got a speaker. that's a long way of saying, no, this is a formality and again it's he a way for some -- for a few members to express their concern, express their protest on the republican side at leas
. >> john boehner. >> boehner. >> burgess. >> john boehner. >> boehner. >> buscos. pelosi. butterfield. pelosi. calvert. >> dana, i don't know if you're able to answer this question or not, but we see that they're going through the formality of nominating pelosi, but we know because the democrats don't have the majority that she would not likely be speaker. do we know if there's ever been any occasion where you didn't have the majority and they...